WASHINGTON, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing on the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 (H.R. 1860), CTIA-The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent released the following statement:
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"Today's hearing was an important step toward preventing the imposition of discriminatory taxes on products and services that are downloaded to mobile devices or other Internet connections. Providing businesses and state and local governments with clarity about how digital commerce should be treated is critical to ensuring that mobile commerce flourishes. We look forward to movement of the Digital Goods legislation and urge its enactment this year."
CTIA-The Wireless Association® (www.ctia.org) is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and sponsors the industry's leading wireless tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, DC.
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